Martin v. Wilbert

¶1 A superior court’s order closing an estate is a final judgment that precludes a litigant from bringing claims in a collateral action that could have been brought in the probate proceeding. We hold res judicata bars David L. Martin’s claims against the estate of William Wilbert because he attempts to relitigate claims and issues that were previously litigated or might have been litigated in prior actions. The order granting the Wilbert estate’s summary judgment motion is affirmed.

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¶2 This is the seventh appeal relating to the administration of the estate of Jack DelGuzzi. See Martin v.…